Low-Cal Letdown

Are 100-calorie snack packs a part of your stay-slim repertoire? Turns out, the preportioned treats may sabotage your diet. When researchers from the Netherlands gave TV-watching students either two large bags of potato chips or several portion-controlled ones, those with the smaller bags ate twice as many chips. The scientists say people tend to eat more than one minibag as a snack. If you find yourself reaching for a second 100-calorie bag, leave the empty pack in plain sight--previous research shows that people consume less food when they can see evidence of what they've already eaten.